Professional Malpractice

For medical providers in Alaska and across the nation, a professional negligence, or malpractice suit, can have long-ranging repercussions. Even where there is insufficient evidence of negligence or medical error, the reputational damage of a lawsuit can affect the...

Professional malpractice can disrupt your career indefinitely. Allowing things to happen and giving up hope can set the foundation for disaster. However, a more hopeful approach can enable you to take back control before you lose it forever. Beginning with repairing...

As you know, the insurance claims process can be complicated. Claims can be fraught with nuances that make a claim determination challenging and prolonged, and payouts may occur more slowly than you expect. This is normal in the insurance industry, but these...

Across Alaska, individuals do their best when they are at their jobs and performing their work-related duties. When a worker is a professional, such as a medical care provider or other individual who has had to obtain a special license in order to provide services,...

Despite the years of studying, testing, and practicing to earn your degree and career, they are still something you can lose. Losing a license can seem like the end of the life you worked so hard to build. You may have heard that malpractice insurance can help you if...

Being an attorney is not an easy job; a lost case could lead to an unhappy client. Sometimes clients, former clients, colleagues or other professionals may have an ethics complaint -- also referred to as a grievance -- that they will file with the Alaska Bar...

Medical care providers in Alaska are required to treat patients in accordance with the standards of care widely accepted in the medical community. In other words, when a physician is accused of medical malpractice by a patient, the patient (also referred to as the...

Doctors have a great deal of responsibility to protect their patients’ health. For many, a single mistake could put their ability to practice medicine in jeopardy. Why might a physician lose their medical license? 1. Sexual misconduct Sexual harassment of patients or...

Being accused of professional malpractice can be a daunting experience for any professional. There are a variety of different types of legal and other resources professionals facing claims of malpractice can summon in their defense. It is helpful for professionals to...